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CVE-2017-14992
Published:November 01, 2017
Updated:September 21, 2026
Lack of content verification in Docker-CE (Also known as Moby) versions 1.12.6-0, 1.10.3, 17.03.0, 17.03.1, 17.03.2, 17.06.0, 17.06.1, 17.06.2, 17.09.0, and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service via a crafted image layer payload, aka gzip bombing.
Affected Packages
github.com/vbatts/tar-split (GO):
Affected version(s) >=eb38086 <v0.10.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.10.2
Related Resources (11)
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14992
https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14992
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14992
https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/pull/42
https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/releases/tag/v0.10.2
https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split
https://web.archive.org/web/20171119174639/https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqwh-8xv9-42hw
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14992
https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/35075
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
2.26